John Kear

John Kear

Personal information
Born	(1954-11-25) 25 November 1954 (age 69) Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Position	Wing, Centre, Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1978–88 Castleford 133 37 0 0 132
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1992 Bramley RLFC 1995–96 PSG 44 9 1 34 20 1997–99 Sheffield Eagles 65 24 3 38 37 2000 Huddersfield-Sheffield 28 4 0 24 14 2005–06 Hull 43 24 2 17 56 2006–11 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 153 64 1 88 42 2011–16 Batley Bulldogs 2018–22 Bradford Bulls 102 66 1 35 65 2022–23 Widnes Vikings 28 13 0 15 46 Total 463 204 8 251 44 Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 1997 France 1 1 0 0 100 2000 England 6 4 0 2 67 2014– Wales 15 7 1 7 47
Source: [1][2] As of 26 June 2023

John Kear (born 25 November 1954) is an English professional rugby league coach, for the Wales national rugby league team. He also works as a pundit for BBC Sport and is a former professional rugby league footballer.

He is perhaps best known as a coach for his Challenge Cup successes with Sheffield Eagles in 1998 and Hull in 2005, as well as his time coaching Wakefield Trinity in the late 2000s. As a player, he played on the wing or in the centre position for Castleford.